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Urban area in Älvsbyn Municipality, Norrbotten County

Vidsel

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1

Facts

MunicipalityÄlvsbyn
CountyNorrbotten County
Population389
Area92 ha
SCB code2560TB102

2

Place profile

21/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
59/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
51/100
Urbanity
33/100
Family friendliness
30/100
Senior friendliness
18/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water290 m
  • Distance to farmland480 m
  • Distance to shoreline290 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway22.8 km
  • Distance to industry26.4 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store410 m
  • Distance to school28.3 km
  • Distance to train station24.5 km

Median across 315 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 270–426
  • 275–926
  • 4010–1430
  • 3215–1925
  • 2620–2417
  • 2625–2913
  • 3730–3436
  • 5735–3941
  • 5040–4440
  • 2845–4930
  • 4550–5436
  • 6555–5957
  • 6760–6459
  • 8265–6982
  • 8770–7458
  • 6975–7945
  • 5780+53

Men 822Women 674

Marital status

  • Unmarried660 (44 %)
  • Married595 (40 %)
  • Divorced169 (11 %)
  • Widowed78 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vidsel, 1,496 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 389 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Municipal seat35 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Bredselet157 ha1.9 km
  • Lillbergträsket7 ha3.9 km
  • Storbergträsket38 ha4.3 km
  • Stora Snårlidtjärnen6 ha5.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone990 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality310 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.7 km
  • Natura 200021.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.7 km
  • Water protection area150 m
  • Habitat protection1.2 km
  • National conservation interest1.5 km
  • National heritage interest4.8 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality340 m
  • Fire station19.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality350 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site29.5 km
  • Swimming pool1 km
  • Campsite5.2 km
  • Hiking trail5.3 km
  • Floodlit track45 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality330 m
  • Café5.6 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality300 m
  • Library28.7 km
  • Sports hall27 km
  • Hotel5 km
  • Recycling centre35.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road960 m
  • Railway23.9 km
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine28.8 km
  • Mobile mast2.4 km
  • Military area34 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Mine14.3 km
  • Quarry14.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.3 km
  • Church2 in the locality110 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality290 m

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population7,774
  • Median income396,000 kr/yr
  • Average age45.8 years
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The figures describe Älvsbyn Municipality as a whole, not Vidsel.